Antifriction-bearing.



A. A. WEIGEL.

ANTIFRIGTION BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. zo. 1910.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911,

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A. A. WEIIGEL.

ANTIFRIOTION BEARING. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1910. A l

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

ARNOLD A. WLIGEL, or' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR rro EDWIN s. WOODS, oF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ANTIFRIGTION-BEARING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARNOLD A. WEIGEL, a citizen of the United States, and a'resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Antifriction- Bearings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being hadto' thev accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

rThis invention relates to an improvement in antifriction bearings and more particularly to such bearings as are known as side bearings.

The invention consists in the combination of elements hereinafterdescribed and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through' myimproved Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with the top plates of the carrier or casing partially' broken away. Fig. 3 is a. transverse section Vthrough Fig. 2 on the line 8 3 thereof. Fig. tV is a similar sectional view. Fig. 5 isa perspective view of the casing or carrier with'part of one wall broken away to show the interior. Fig. 6 is a perspective view Vof the Vcage which immediately supports the antifriction elements.

In the drawings, 10 indicates the casing or carrier which incloses the antifriction member and by means of which the bearing issecured to the body bolster of the car in the usual manner. Y

11 indicates a cage whichimmediately supports the antifriction element 'and kis itself supported, as presently will appear, withinthe carrier or casing.

12 indicates vthe 'antifriction member which is in the form of a rollery provided on its opposite sides with trunnions 12a, 12a which have bearing in the cage 11. The cage comprises end plates 1113113, which are roughly in the form of the letter I, -and spacing bars 11b, 11b which are connected to the extremities of the end plates by rivets. Said spacing bars are just suiiiciently long to accommodate the length of the roller 12. The end plates 11a areprovidedwith elongatedslots or openings 11, 11C which are adapted to receive the roller trunnions 12",

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

Application filed January 20, 1910. Serial No. 539,002.

12' and to permit said roller to have free up and down play within the cage. At the upper ends of the end plates are provided laterally yextending kstuds 11d, 11d, upon which are mounted small rollers or disks 11e, lle'by means of which the cage is sus-v pended within the'carrier or casing. v

13, 13 indicate tracks formed on the side walls of the casing 10 and extending longitudinally thereof. Said tracks are adapted to support the rollers or disks 11e, 11e and are inclined vdownwardly toward the middle of the casing so that the cage 11 will tend always to roll toward the center ofthe casing when free to do so. By this construction the roller is not only free to move in the cage but also with the cage. The points of contact of the roller with the bearing plates are thus constantly changed.

The casing 10 comprises end' walls 10a, 10a, side walls 10b, 10b, and is open at the top and bottom. The roller projects through the opening in the bottom in the usual manner. The top is closed by a plate 14 which is provided with a recess 15 adapted to receive a wear plate 16. Said top plate isl provided with transversely arranged, depending ribs 17, 1.7 which engage in similarly arranged grooves 17a, 17a formed at each end of the casing. Running parallel to said grooves and forming one wall thereof are transversely extending ribs 18, 18 formed on the casing which engage under shoulders 17", 17h formed in the ribs 17, 17 ofthe top plate. Said ribs 18,18 also underlie and supportthe .ends of the wear plate 16 which is retainedY inplace againstl them by the top platelet.` y

The casing is provided at each end with anges 19, 19 by means of which it may be secured to the car body bolster. Said Hanges also serve to secure the casing to the car body bolster A, as indicated in Fig. 1. 'The parts are retained in position lby simply bolting the flanges 19, 19 and the ends of the top plate 14 to thecar bolster,fas indicated in Fig. 1.- The top plate'is also fpror vided'with longitudinally running, parallel ribs :20, 20 arrangedat each sideof the path of the roller. Said ribs form the side walls of the recess 15 and also guide railsfor thev top of the roller to prevent it from'V w'abbling.

Arranged on one'rside of the casing and secured `to the inner face of one' of the ribs 20 is a flat leaf spring 21, which is adapted to engage the side face of the roller, as clearly to be seen in Figs. 2 and 3. Ihen the side bearing is placed in position that side of it on which the spring is located turned away from the center of the car truck. Then the car body turns with reference to the truck, this spring by its engagement with the face of the roller, prevents said roller from being forced against the outer wall of the casing and thus grinding and producing a disagreeable noise. In addition, when the roller is released after engaging contact with its upper and lower bearing surfaces and it returns to the center, it is engaged by the spring which pre` vents it from rattling in its casing, and prevents loose movement of t-he roller in the casing when not engaged between both bearing surfaces.

The inner faces of the end walls of the casing are curved near the top, as indicated at 22, to fit the surface of the roller when it reaches the end of the casing. Channels 23, 24 are provided inthe end Walls and in these are located leaf springs 23a, 24a which are adapted to be struck by the spacing bars of the cage at the limit of its path of movement so as to be compressed and then by expansion to give the cage an initial movement on its return to the center.

In Fig. 3 I have indicated a novel arrangement of the wear plate on the truck bolster. The truck bolster is provided with a channel 25 which contains said Wear plate 25*i and at each side of the channel are located longitudinally extending shoulders or ribs 26, 26 which project above the surface of the Wear plate in position to engage the sides of the roller and thus keep it to its path. It will thus be seen that while in my improved bearing the roller has a great deal of freedom of movement, at the same time, the direction of this movement is in a fairly denite path.

To assemble the structure, the roller is placed with its trunnions in holes or openings 116, 11c of the end plates and the rods 11b then secured to said end plates. |Ihe cage carrying the roller is then inserted through the top of the casing or carrier and the top plate 14 is then applied.

I have shown herein one embodiment of my invention, but it is apparent that the mechanical details of' construction shown therein may be variously modified without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to them except as pointed out in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention :e f

1. In an antifriction bearing, in combination with a suspension member, an antifriction element, a cage or carrier from which said antifriction element is suspended, said A rompio antifriction element having limited movement independent of said carrier, and means for suspending said carrier in said suspension member adapted to permit its free movement up or down or endwise of said Suspension member.

2` In an antifriction device, a suspension member, tracks carried by said suspension member, a cage or carrier adapted o be suspended from said suspension mem er, said cage or carrier being provided with rollers adapted to ride on said tracks, and an antifriction member suspended within said cage or carrier and having limited independent movement with respect thereto.

3. In an antifriction device, a suspension chamber provided With tracks, a cage or carrier adapted to be suspended within said suspension chamber, rollers journaled on said cage or carrier adapted to ride on said tracks, an antifriction member having trunnions suspended within said casing or carrier and having limited independent movement with respect thereto.

4:. In an antifriction device, a suspension member provided with tracks, a cage or carrier adapted to be suspended from said suspension member, rollers journaled on said cage or carrier adapted to rest or roll on said tracks, said rollers and tracks being constructed so that said cage or carrier will normally gravitate toward a predetermined point, and an antifriction member suspended Within said cage or carrier.

5. In an antifriction bearing, in combination With a suspension member, an antifriction element, a cage or carrier from which said antifriction element is suspended, said antifriction elementhaving limited movement independent of said carrier, means for suspending said carrier in said suspension member adapted to permit its free movement up or down or endwise of said suspension member, and means adapted to return said cage or carrier to a predetermined point where said antifriction member is free to move with said cage or carrier.

6. In an antifriction device, a suspension chamber provided with tracks, said tracks being inclined from each end toward the center of the chamber, a cage or carrier adapted to be suspended within said chamber and provided with rollers adapted to rest and roll on said tracks, and an antifriction member suspended Within said cage or carrier and having independent movement with respect thereto.

7 In an antifriction device, a suspension chamber provided with tracks, a cage or carrier adapted to be suspended within said chamber, said cage or carrier comprising end plates and spacing bars secured to said plates, rollers journaled on said end plates adapted to rest or roll on said tracks, openings formed in said end plates below said rollers, and an antifriction member Vprovided with trunnions, said trunnions bearing within said openings in the end plates of said cage or carrier'.

8. In an antifriction bearing, in combina-V tion with a chamber having a side wall, an antifriction member located in said chamber, and'resilient means located intermediate the side wall of said chamber and said antiriction member adapted to engage said antifriction member at a predetermined position in its path. f v s 9. In an antifriction bearing, in combination with a suspension member and an antiriction member suspended within said chamber, resilient means located in said casing intermediate the side wall thereof and nation with a suspension chamber having' side walls andbeing provided with tracks, a cage or carrier adapted'to be suspended within said suspension chamber, rollers providedon said cage or carrier adaptedto rest and roll on said tracks, an antifriotion member suspended within said casing or carrier and having movement with respect thereto, and resilient means interposed between a side wall of said chamber and the end of said antifriction member adapted to engage said antifriction member at a predetermined point.

12. In an antifriction bearing, a suspension chamber open at top and bottom and provided with end walls and side walls, transverse grooves formed in the tops of the end walls, attaching ears formed on said end wall, a top plate adapted to close the top of said casing, said top plate being provided with a recess and with depending, transverse ribs adapted to engage in the transverse grooves of the casing, a year plate located in said recess adapted to be retained in position by said top plate, and projections formed on said top plate at each end adapted to engage said attaching ears. In testimony, that I, claim the foregoing as my invention I afX my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 31st day of December A. D. 1909.

ARNOLD A. WEIGEL.

Y Witnesses:

T.Y H. ALFREDS, Y. Gr. It. WILKINS.

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